Saint-Baudel

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Saint-Baudel
Saint-Baudel
Coordinates: 46°50′21″N 2°12′27″E / 46.8392°N 2.2075°E / 46.8392; 2.2075Coordinates: 46°50′21″N 2°12′27″E / 46.8392°N 2.2075°E / 46.8392; 2.2075
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Lignières
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Roger Carteron
Area
  Land1 30.09 km2 (11.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 296
  Population2 Density 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18199 / 18200
Elevation 137–181 m (449–594 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Baudel is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the rivers Arnon and Auzon, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D14 with the D69 and D115 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 414    
1968 385−7.0%
1975 347−9.9%
1982 310−10.7%
1990 263−15.2%
1999 248−5.7%
2008 296+19.4%

Sights

  • The church of St.Baudel, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • A watermill.

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